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On This Day in History

Good News in History, December 9
Happy 100th Birthday to Kirk Douglas, one of the last surviving stars of the Golden Age of Cinema. Born Issur Danielovitch in New York to poor immigrant parents, the former wrestler earned three Oscar nominations for his roles in Champion; Bad & the Beautiful; and his 1956 portrayal of Vincent van Gogh (with uncanny resemblance), in Lust For Life. Acting runs through Douglas’s family–in his son Michael and grandson Cameron–and through his generous heart, with donations of $40 million going to help aging entertainers in need of support. As an author, he has written ten novels and a new memoir. His proudest accomplishment was to help break the Hollywood Blacklist by giving onscreen credit to an accused writer on his 1960 film “Spartacus.” WATCH Michael Douglas pay tribute recently to his father, married 62 years to his wife, Anne… (1916) Read More